Revathi, also known as Revathy, is a South Indian actress and film
director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi
movies, totaling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment
industry. She has to her credit five Best Actress Filmfare awards for
her performance in the Tamil films Mann Vasanai, Thevar Magan, Anjali,
the Telugu film 'Ankuram' and the Malayalam film Kakothi Kaavil
Appoopan Thadigal.
Revathi was born as Asha Kelunni on 8th July 1966
in Kochi, Kerala. Her father Kelunni was a major in the Indian Army.
She married Suresh Menon in 1988, the couple are separated from 2002.
She was awarded the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her
role in the Tamil film, Thevar Magan in 1992. In addition, she has also
won the Tamilnadu State Award for Thalaimurai in 1998.Mitr, My Friend
(2002) was her first directorial venture. A rare Indian English film at
the time, Mitr garnered an award for Best Director (English Film) in
the National awards. Her next film as a director, Phir Milenge (2004),
created waves as one of the first Hindi movies to deal with the
sensitive subject of AIDS. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage
show, Netru, Indru, Naalai.